Fe­bru­ary top tip

Re­vive parched pot­ted plants by soak­ing them in a bucket of wa­ter un­til the air bub­bles stop ris­ing. It may take a few dunks to re-wet very dry pot­ting mix. When putting in new plants in sum­mer, soak the root­ball in liq­uid sea­weed to re­duce trans­plant shock.